THEME THROUGI{CHARACTER
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SITI N{JRHENI
cll.2001, 90271
FACULTY OF LANGUAGES
AND LETTER.S
DIAN NU$WANTORO
UNIVERSITY
THEME THROUGTTCHARACTER.
AND COIVFLICTS
IN
THOMAS IIARDV'S
FAR FROM THE T{ADDING CROWD
T'IIESIS
Presented
in partiat fulfilh-nest
of the requirements
for the eOmpletion
of Strata I Frogram
sf the English
Department
specialized
in Literatrrre
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By:
SITI NURHENI
c11.2001.
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FACULTY OF LA,NGUAGES
AI\D IETTER,S
DIAN NUSWANTORO UNIVERSITY
PAGB OF APPROVAL
This thesis has been approved by Board of Examiners, Strata
English Department, Faculty of Language and Letters,
University on February 15,2007.
Board of Examiners
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Program of
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Haryati Sulistiyorini, S.S.
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Secretary
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TABLE OF COI\TENTS
PAGE OF TITLE
PAGE OF APPROVAL
MOTTO
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
TABLE OF CONTENS
ABSTRACT
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study 1
1 . 2 S t a t e m e n t o f t h e S t u d y . . . 2
1 . 3 S c o p e o f t h e S t u d y . . 1 . . . 3
1.4 Objective of the Study 3
1 . 5 S i g n i f i c a n c e o f t h e S t u d y . . . r . i . . . - . . . 3
1.6 Methods of the Study 4
1 . 6 . 1 R e s e a r c h M e t h o d . . . . 4
1 . 6 . 2 M e t h o d o f A p p r o a c h . . . 5
1.7 Thesis Organization ... 5
CHAPTER II AUTHOR AND SYNOPSIS OF THE STORY ]
2.1 Biography of Thomas Hardy and Her works 7
2 . 2 S y n o p s i s o f F a r F r o m t h e M a d d i n g C r o w d g
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[image:4.595.31.585.16.807.2]CHAPTER III REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
3.1 Character and Characterization
3 . 2 C o n f l i c t
3.3 Theme
CHAPTER
IV DISCUSION
4.I General
Description
of Gabriel Oak
4.2 Conflicts
Experienced
by Gabriel Oak
4.2.1 trnternal
Conflicts
of Gabriel
Oak
4.2.2 External
Conflicts
of Gabriel
Oak
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4.2.2.1 Conflict between Gabriel Oak and Bathsheba
4.2.2.2 Conflict between Gabriel Oak and Troy ....
4.3 Theme of Far From the Madding Crowd
CHAPTER V CONCLUSSION
5.1 Conclusion
5.2 Suggestion
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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ABSTRACT
This thesis is entitled "Theme through character and conflicts in Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding ciowd,,. It has three objectives. First, to describe the character and characterization of Gabriel Oak, second to describe conflicts that experienced by Gabriel Oak; and the last one is to describe the theme.
This study was conducted mainly by using library research method. This method was used to obtain the informationlelated to the discussion. The structural approach was applied to analyze the object of the research covering the character of Gabriel oak, his conflict and the theme of the novel, Far From the Madding Crowd.
The result of the analysis indicates that Gabriel oak is a flat character. This is based on his characteization as a good young farmer and hard workingman. He has a dream to build his owi livestock. He is also described as a man who has a good personality and smart man. In this story, Gabriel oak has some conflicts; namely internal and external conflicts. The internal conflict happens because his dream in reaching his love ls iuri of misery. His internal conflict rises because of externil conflict between Gabriel and Bathsheba; and the conflicts between Gabriel and Troy. The theme of this novel is a man's struggle to get dreamt woman.
